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Pollution Control
Into the void
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2004
Uranium reserves almost over, little plutonium and chased away by people from digging new mines -- India's nuclear establishment is under tremendous pressure. By 2020, it has to prepare for the thorium-based third phase of the nuclear programme. If this doesn't begin on time, the programme would turn out to be a colossal waste of national resources since Independence. Thorium, the government says, is a boon.
Pollution pays
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2004
The Mahajans, a family of four who live in Vasant Kunj, South Delhi, daily waste 240 litres of water to get 30 litres from their reverse osmosis (RO) purifier six times a day. "I bought the purifier thinking it will end all our water woes. It gives us clean drinking water but I feel guilty about the waste," says Meenakshi Mahajan. 'Experts' have informed the family that the wastage is quite normal for such water-cleaning gadgets.
When will India be able to control pollution ?
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2000
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Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2010
ENVIRONMENT
Super socks to check pollution runoff
States asked to clean up
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2010
On january 13, the Union environment ministry imposed restrictions on new industries in critically polluted areas. The ministry had assessed 88 industrial areas across the country and identified 43 as critically polluted. Projects to set up new industries or to expand the existing ones in these areas have been put on hold till August 2010, after which the ministry will review the situation.
Pollution not under control
Issue Date: Nov 30, 2008
Parliamentary report calls for saving the Central pollution control body
Court asks to close polluting industries in Pali
Issue Date: May 15, 2008
on april 11, the Jodhpur bench of the High Court of Rajasthan ordered closure of 126
industries operating in non-conforming areas in Pali, infamous for pollution from its dyeing and printing industries. The court issued two orders in
response to petitions filed by industry groups--one led by Aruna mills and the other by Rajaram mills. The groups had challenged directives
In short
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2008
>> The Zambian Parliament has amended the Mines and Minerals Act allowing the government to levy higher taxes on mining companies by abolishing all existing agreements. Mining companies operating in Zambia had opposed the amendments and threatened to suspend operations.
>> Officials in southern China have sealed more than 4,000 boxes of contaminated milk powder and asked the manufacturer to recall another 2,700 boxes after 119 children fell sick on drinking the milk product.
Clean-coal too expensive for USA
Issue Date: Feb 29, 2008
Facing ever-increasing costs, the us Department of Energy has given up a plan to build the
world's largest clean-coal power plant and carbon sequestration facility.
At the time of the announcement, the
estimated cost of the plant, called FutureGen, was us $1.8 billion. The department said that the
Industrial units get closure notice over pollution
Issue Date: Feb 29, 2008
On January 24, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, gpcb, asked 15 polluting industrial units in Ankleshwar to close down. The regulatory body said the units violated environmental and pollution control guidelines. There are some major companies in the list including United Phosphorous, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Lupin and Wockhardt.
gpcb officials said the units did not treat effluents under norms. The companies did not operate their treatment plants efficiently.
